Department of Social Services reforms (Australia-wide)

The Department of Social Services has implemented grant arrangements to bring together 18 grants programmes from five former Departments into seven larger broadbanded programmes aligned to the priorities of Government. The programmes have been combined and streamlined to capitalise on common client needs and service delivery outcomes. These programmes aim to provide civil society with greater flexibility to address service needs of individuals, families and communities.

In addition to the existing four Ageing and Aged Care grant programmes, the new grant programmes are:

The Families and Communities Programme

Housing and Homelessness Programme

Disability, Mental Health and Carers Programme

The new grant arrangements include:

new grant programmes that better reflect the way community services are delivered

longer term grant agreements where appropriate, to offer certainty in service delivery

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